John McCain Discontinuing Treatment For Brain Cancer, Family Says

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 02: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) (C) leads a confirmation hearing for the secretary of the U.S. Army in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill November 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from a number of officials for positions at the Pentagon, including undersecretary for personnel and readiness and undersecretary for intelligence. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“Last summer, Senator John McCain shared with Americans the news our family already knew: he had been diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma, and the prognosis was serious. In the year since, John has surpassed expectations for his survival. But the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict. With his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment,” the family of the Arizona Republican said in a statement.

The statement went on to say, “Our family is immensely grateful for the support and kindness of all his caregivers over the last year, and for the continuing outpouring of concern and affection from John’s many friends and associates, and the many thousands of people who are keeping him in their prayers. God bless and thank you all.”